Monday, December 16, 2013

Forming Negative Verbs

(TESOL Worksheets--Negative Verbs)
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Forming Negative Verbs

Directions: Put the words below into the appropriate box.  Some words you will use more than once.

am, are, auxiliary verb, base form of the verb (V1), be verb (past tense), be verb (present tense), did, do, does, have, has is, not, main verb, past participle (V3), verb-ing, was, were

In English, affirmative sentence statements are formed in the following way:
subject
Verb

However negative sentences are formed like this:
subject




There are many different auxiliary verbs:  From the box above, fill in 10 of them.

Auxiliary Verbs (10)














Present Tense
Examples: eat
do not eat, does not eat








Past Simple:
Examples: ate
did not eat






Present Perfect Simple:
have eaten, has eaten
have not eaten, has not eaten










Present continuous
am eating, are eating, is eating
am not eating, are not eating, is not eating

















Past Continuous
was eating, were eating
was not eating, were not eating
  















Present Perfect Continuous
have been eating, has been eating
have not been eating, has not been eating











Present Simple Passive
am eaten, are eaten, is eaten
am not eaten, are not eaten, is not eaten

















Past Simple Passive
was eaten, were eaten
was not eaten, were not eaten













Answers: Forming Negative Verbs

Directions: Put the words below into the appropriate box.  Some words you will use more than once.

am, are, auxiliary verb, base form of the verb (V1), be verb (past tense), be verb (present tense), did, do, does, have, has is, not, main verb, past participle (V3), verb-ing, was, were

In English, affirmative sentence statements are formed in the following way:
subject
Verb

However negative sentences are formed like this:
subject
auxiliary verb
not
verb

There are many different auxiliary verbs:  From the box above, fill in 10 of them.

Auxiliary Verbs (10)

do
does
did

am
is
are

was
were
have
has

Present Tense
Examples: eat
do not eat, does not eat

do
not
V1
does

Past Simple:
Examples: ate
did not eat

did
not
V1

Present Perfect Simple:
have eaten, has eaten
have not eaten, has not eaten

have
not
V3
has
Present continuous
am eating, are eating, is eating
am not eating, are not eating, is not eating

be verb (present tense)
not
V+ing
am
is
are






Past Continuous
was eating, were eating
was not eating, were not eating
  
be verb (past tense)
not
V+ing
was
were






Present Perfect Continuous
have been eating, has been eating
have not been eating, has not been eating

have
not
been
V+ing
has


Present Simple Passive
am eaten, are eaten, is eaten
am not eaten, are not eaten, is not eaten

be verb (present tense)
not
V3
am
is
are






Past Simple Passive
was eaten, were eaten
was not eaten, were not eaten

be verb (past tense)
not
V3
was
were




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